Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Latur School Marks Amitabh Bachchan’s Birthday With Poetry and Innovation
A school in Ahmedpur, Maharashtra, celebrated actor Amitabh Bachchan’s 84th birthday.
The school is named after his father, poet Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
The event also marked the school’s 20th anniversary.
Students sang poems by the poet and performed a dance.
They also made QR codes that let people listen to poems and learning materials.
The recordings are available in Hindi, Marathi and English.
The school says listening to these recordings may help children spend less time on mobile games and enjoy literature.
The celebration brought together poetry, music and technology.
Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan Vidyalaya in Ahmedpur, Latur, celebrated Amitabh Bachchan’s 84th birthday on Sunday.
The “Madhushala to Gyanshala” initiative also marked the school’s 20th anniversary.
Students recorded musical performances of poems by Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan and performed a dance.
Students created a zero-cost audio QR-code knowledge bank with poetry and educational materials in Hindi, Marathi and English.
The school says its “screen-to-voice” approach aims to reduce reliance on mobile gaming and encourage listening, literature and multilingual learning.
- Who
- Students and staff at Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan Vidyalaya; founder Nivrutti Yadav discussed the event.
- What
- A celebration of Amitabh Bachchan’s 84th birthday and the school’s 20th anniversary, featuring poetry, music and an audio QR-code knowledge bank.
- When
- Sunday, October 11; the reports do not specify the year.
- Where
- Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan Vidyalaya in Ahmedpur, Latur, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To celebrate Amitabh Bachchan and promote literature, creativity and digital learning among rural schoolchildren.
Project aims
Potential effects
Screen-to-voice approach
Project aims
The school official said the project aims to reduce children’s reliance on mobile gaming by making learning materials available as audio.
Potential effects
The reports describe these outcomes as aims; they provide no evidence about whether the project has reduced gaming or improved listening skills.
- Initiative
- “Madhushala to Gyanshala” (also rendered “Gyanashala” in the reports)
- Occasion
- Amitabh Bachchan’s 84th birthday
- School milestone
- 20th anniversary
- Location
- Ahmedpur, Latur, Maharashtra
- Audio languages
- Hindi, Marathi and English
- Student activity
- Students formed a human chain shaped like the number 84.
- Project
- A cost-free audio QR-code knowledge bank featuring poetry and educational materials.
